Driver, Heavy Truck

Employment Information

  • Post ID: 655869419
  • Posted Date: Dec 26, 2024
  • Closing Date: Mar 6, 2025
  • Company: ROADSHIP FREIGHT SYSTEMS
  • Category: Transportation & Logistics
  • Business Location:Milton, Ontario, Canada
  • Total Views: 200
  • Duration: 0 calendar days (1 business days)
  • Last Updated: 15 hours ago
  • Job URL: https://tribaljobs.ca/jobs/655869419/ontario/milton/driver-heavy-truck/
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Job Details

  • Experience: 7 months - 1 year
  • Opening Positions: 4
  • Remuneration: $34.25 per hour / 40 to 60 hours per week
  • Commencement Date: As soon as possible
  • Education: High school graduation certificate
  • How to apply: email to [email protected]

Job Description

Tasks

  • Professionalism in customer service
  • Drive as part of a two-person team or convoy
  • Drive lighter, special purpose trucks
  • Operate and drive straight or articulated trucks to transport goods and materials
  • Oversee condition of vehicle and inspect tires, lights, brakes, cold storage and other equipment
  • Perform pre-trip, en route and post-trip inspection and oversee all aspects of vehicle
  • Receive and relay information to central dispatch
  • Record cargo information, hours of service, distance travelled and fuel consumption
  • Tarping and ensuring safety and security of cargo
  • Transport and handle dangerous goods

Experience and specialization

Documentation knowledge

  • Accident or incident reports
  • Bill of lading
  • Driver logbook
  • Inspection report (pre-trip, en-route, post-trip)
  • Maintenance and repair reports
  • Trans-border documentation
  • Trip reports

Type of trucking and equipment

  • Flatbed
  • Tractor-trailer

Communication systems experience

  • Operate GPS (Global Positioning System) and other navigation equipment
  • Trip recorder (on-board computer)

Transportation/travel experience

  • International
  • Local
  • Long-haul
  • National
  • Provincial/territorial
  • Regional
  • Short-haul

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • AZ class license
  • Air Brake (Z) Endorsement